For whatever reason, The Tackler stopped listening. He was mean. He rebelled about everything not his idea. He had a day of over 30 meltdowns.

It was bad.

Seeking help, I wrote to the amazing Dr. B – otherwise known as the sister of the hilarious Ilana of Mommy Shorts – who just happens to have a PhD in school psychology with a specialty in early development.

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Kelly K has learned the five steps to surviving of motherhood:
1) Don't get mad. Grab your camera. 2) Take a photograph. 3) Blog about it. 4) Laugh. 5) Repeat.
She shares these tales at Dances with Chaos in order to preserve what tiny amount of sanity remains.
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9 Responses to A Plea to Dr. B and DEFCON Update by the Numbers

Dr B gave some handy hints there. I will try it, but that is probably more for older kids. My twins are currently two and at the moment tantrums actually come second to them wanting to kill each other ever other day. The tantrums I think I can manage (so far), but their fighting is becoming rediculous!

So glad you’re DEFCON system is working. Please let me know if you use any of Dr. B’s advice and if it helps! Thanks for submitting a question and much love to The Tackler for his adorably devlish face:)

I know this was a few yrs ago, but researching things for my son and he sounds sooo similar to your son’s behaviors.. His school uses the color chart thing as well and it works well for him except in melt down modes.. he also has very powerful meltdowns.. he doesn’t care about the color chart when he’s that upset.. I would love to hear an update of how he is doing now.. though I guess I could skim through your blog but might take awhile.. we’re currently getting him evaluated for special ed in the area of behavior as recommended by the school. He’s seeking attention from the teachers by hurting other kids and its just not good.. We also began therapy for him. Hopefully we can figure something out. It’s very tough!